<p>You have until September 10th to change your grading option to Pass/No Pass (or to change it back to letter grade if you are doing really well in the class). [Schedule</a> of Classes: Fall 2010: Registration Calendar](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/academics/classes/term_20103/calendar.html]Schedule”>http://www.usc.edu/academics/classes/term_20103/calendar.html)</p>
<p>I don’t think Pass/No Pass looks bad on a transcript at all. Particularily for classes you are taking outside your major to broaden your education for your own benefit. In a particularily challenging semester, it can be very sensible to take one class Pass/No Pass to lighten the load a tiny bit. justadream92 may still be operating with a high-school mindset that how something “looks” is the most important thing.</p>
<p>There are limits to the Pass/No Pass option:</p>
<p>-A maximum of 24 units taken Pass/No Pass may be used toward an undergraduate degree, and no more than 4 of those can be used for General Education requirements.</p>
<p>-Use of Pass/No Pass work to fulfill MAJOR requirements must be approved in writing by the academic department.</p>
<p>-Pass/No Pass may NOT be used for course work required for a MINOR.</p>
<p>Consult your advisor and the USC Catalogue for details.</p>
<p>Pass/No Pass can be very useful for the “fun” classes you might take with your extra 2 units, for PE classes and for courses outside your major that interest you.</p>